Louie viewers don't know exactly what they're getting in any given week, but the show is so elastic that nothing it tries feels like something it shouldn't.
"I love to ****. It’s my favorite thing. I don’t know why they call it Number Two. I think it’s easily the best one. In my book, it’s Number One" - Louis C.K
That is why Louie is the best comedy on television
Louis C.K. somehow, some way keeps getting better. Season 3 of Louie is my favorite of the seasons and I loved the first two. What I think like most about Louis C.K.'s humor is that the jokes aren't a hold your hand, laugh track, rim shot, 1-2 punchline types. He's not above raunchy, offensive, toilet humor but it's some how sophisticated with its fearless look at the truly terrible realities of existence. The show is basically one long metaphorical kick in Louie's balls, but with the subtlety and honesty that raises it above lesser comedies.
I laugh from a position of superiority to Louie's angsty, suffering character and from continual surprise that horrible things can happen to Louie and when we'd normally expect a happy or lucky turn to finally come about, he gets knocked down again. I feel sick and twisted, but somehow he's got me laughing at death and misery many would weep at. Somehow it's thought provoking, deep, dark, and I was crying from laughing so hard. If you're the kind of person that says "Awwwww" multiple times a day while looking at cat pictures or because you can't help empathizing, even with fictional characters, this may be too much for you. It can be rude, offensive to liberal sensibilities, un-PC, and unapologetic, but if you keep your mind as truly open as the easily offended often claim to be, this show will make you a better and happier person.
C.K. is writing, directing, and starring up a storm here, and his usual opening-segment stand-up routine, involving nearsightedness, is funnier than most sitcoms are in an entire season.
At the outset, this show aimed for hilarity and hit the mark, consistently and cathartically, while also trafficking in provocative sidewalk philosophy, achieving moral seriousness amid masturbation jokes.
By far the best Season of the show. Definitely not a strict "comedy" at this point although there were still scenes that had me in stiches. I guarantee that in a few years we'll be looking back on Louie Season 3 as a hallmark of great television.
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Best show that was ever made. Louis continuously to deliver world class comedy.
Louie CK has done something pretty amazing here. This show is so great on so many levels. It is beautifully shot and a joy to look at. The stories he tells seem to come from a pure and sincere place and some of the episode seem so dark but yet you catch yourself laughing all the time. I love CK's sense of humor and his very realistic view of the world. He doesn't just make fun of other people but really mostly of himself. He opens your eyes to some hypocrisies and double standards we have in life. This show is so unique and amazing that a score of 10 doesn't do it justice!!
The third season gets a little bit better than the second, except the end. The show is way to hyped, its solid nothing more. Waiting for the 4th season to drop on prime
I loved seasons 1& 2 and was looking forward to season 3. Although still watchable , it is no where near as funny as the previous seasons,instead Louie has become a little too **** only he stuck to being funny.